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hepatica
[ hi-pat-i-kuh ]
noun
- any plant belonging to the genus Hepatica, of the buttercup family, having heart-shaped leaves and delicate purplish, pink, or white flowers.
hepatica
/ hɪˈpætɪkə /
noun
- any ranunculaceous woodland plant of the N temperate genus Hepatica, having three-lobed leaves and white, mauve, or pink flowers
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Example Sentences
It held aspirin, Sal Hepatica, cigarette papers and a Mason jar full of tobacco.
During the same season, the first of our native flowers to appear was the hepatica, which I found on April 4.
I have placed in the above list several flowers that are intermittently fragrant, like the hepatica, or liver-leaf.
A pupil disputed with his teacher about the hepatica, claiming in opposition that it was sweet-scented.
See how the banks are all enamelled with the pale hepatica, the painted trillium, and the delicate pink-veined spring beauty.
The hepatica is not more beautiful than many another flower, but it takes us when we are hungry for the sight of a blossom.
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